The Blu-ray has at least been cleaned up but it's still quite dark due to the way the film was shot. I'm sure this issue was even worse for those watching this on a bootleg or VHS. The film's lighting was so poor that often times the scenes are beyond dark. The one major problem with the film is the cinematography. If nudity is your thing then you'll be happy to know that several of the young ladies here get totally naked. The death scenes are decent for what they are as there is at least some blood being thrown around.

If anything director Paul Hunt at least got some atmosphere out of the material, which is a plus. There's obviously nothing new or original here but for the most part it kept me entertained. The Slasher 101 Handbook is pretty much followed throughout as we get the backstory, we get the camp setting, the partying, the nudity and of course a mysterious old man and several bloody deaths. As far as the actual film goes, look, you're dealing with a low-budget horror movie that was made by people just trying to make some money. The barn and house from that Jason movie is used here so it is pretty cool getting to see the same location used.

The film pretty much went away for a while but it has slowly picked up another cult following thanks to it simply being a slasher as well as it being shot at the same place that Friday THE 13TH PART III was. TWISTED NIGHTMARE is a slasher film that got a limited theatrically release before hitting VHS where it became a minor cult favorite. Once there the party starts but before long a death from their past will come back to kill them one by one. Twisted Nightmare (1987) ** 1/2 (out of 4) A group of adults win a weekend pass to the summer camp that they once attended when they were younger.

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